The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-03
tai stock is $50, 900, divided into shares


date for termination OF the corporation is
fixed for Jan. ], 1917.
The senate passed bill increasing to
$3.50, 600, the appropriation for Il new
public building in Minneapolis.
Gov. Lee OF Va, was banquetted at Min.
neapolis.
Mrs. Ansbro. an old and well known res
ident OF Red Wing. died at her home in
East Red Wing.
Two prisoners, Fred Meyers and George
Anderson. charged with horse stealing. es-
capped from the Fillmore county jail by
tunneing through the privy vault.
Senator Mcmillan has laid before the
senate the credentials OF Cushman X. Davis
as senator from Minnesota. The creden-
tias were signed by William II. Merriam
attested by j. r. Howard, secretary OF the
Joint convention. The certificate bore the
flourishing signature OF Andrew r. McGill,
governor" attested by Hans Mattson, sec.
retary OF state.
Congressman Strait has secured pensions
for Henry Wygant OF Henderson, and Dan.
iel Trent Of Hastings. He secured the
passage OF a bill granting a pension to +.
Rosrueker OF Shakopee, which bill has
gone to the Senate committee on pensions
and will be favorably reported within the
next few days by Senator Sawyer OF Wis.
consin who is giving the matter his person.
al attention.
The Catholic church troubles at Brainerd
| are aired in court.
Mrs. p. O .Hayford resi- dence, Hastings,
| was burned to the ground.
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, OF Va, nephew Of
Robert E. Lee, attended by dozen prom
inent Virginians, came to st. Paul in a
| palace car. The chamber OF commerce re.
-, all Alx~
| club, composed of Southerners, gave them
| grand banquet at the Ryan hotel. Among
| the speakers were Gen. Lee, /. Donnelly,
and Gen. johnson.
The following named gentlemen have been
| appointed on the staff OF the governor
| and commander-in-ch chief, to take rank for
| the dates opposite their respective names:
| f. w. Seeley. Lake City, adjutant general,
| with the rank OF brigadier general from
| Jan. 8, 1887. Christian Brandt, st. Paul,
Inspector general. with the rank OF brig
| G. Hicks, Minneapolis, judge advocate,
| with the rank OF brigadier general from
| Jan. "a, 1887. Tomas P. Wilson. ST.
Paul, quartermaster general, with the
| rank OF brigadier general from Jan. "a,
1887. William Richeson. st. Paul, sur.
| geon general with the rank OF brigadier gen
eral from Jan. "a, 1887.
Secretary Manning, in his report to the
| commissioner OF customs. estimates the ex-
penses in Minnesota at $25, 700.
w. F. Phelps, OF the st. Paul chamber OF
| commerce. has been secured to take the
| place of E. r. Mills, as secretary OF the Du'
| luth chamber OF commerce.
N. O. Werner, OF Red Wing has declined
| the position offered him on the state fish
| commission.
| Frank Doran of Shell Lake was held to
| the United States district court, Winona,
Jnue term, by United States commissioner
| Tillotson at Moorehead for selling whiskey
| to Indians. In default of $3.50 bail he was
| committed to Jail.
One hundred and ninty-two marriage IL
censes were issued by the clerk OF the court
| OF Rice county during 1886 and during
| the same time nine divorces were granted.
| The clerk has made the following report OF
| births and deaths in Rice county during
the year 1886: Births, 692; deaths, 2S4.
The alumni OF Williams college living in
the Northwest had their first annual reun'
ion and banquet at the West hotel, Mime
apolis. At the business meeting the follow
| ing officers were elected: President, H. r.
Murd lock; vice presidents, Norman B. Sea-
yer, j. E. Bradley; secretary and treasurer,
| Howe Paige; executive committee, Charles
Gilbert, H. P. Judson, r. 8. Nichols.
| The Bowdoin college graduates living in
| St, Paul and Minneapolis had their reunion
at the West hotel, Minneapolis. At tho
business meeting which followed. a consti-
tuition was adopted for permanent or
ganization and the following officers for the
next year elected: President-L. w. Rund.
lett, st. Paul; vice president, A. j. Board
man, Minneapolis; secretary, j. 0. p.
Wheelright, Minneapolis.
| lo1 hoa oil fN fn1t " n
| inventors: j. II. Ames, st. Paul, railway
| signal; d. M. Balsar, Duluth, system Of
blind mailing; w. P. Dohl, Minneapolis,
gas pliers; D. A. Dickinson, st. Paul, steam
| boiler; A. B. Hodapp, Mankato, can-fillins
machine; w. 8. Morton, st. Paul. lock for
elevator cables; A. G. Schlener, Minneapo-
lis, breast strap side.
The surveyor general OF Minnesota asks
| for $500 more for clerk hire, and in ex-
| PLANTATION says: The estimate for clerks
| in this office was reduced from So, 600 to
| So, 900 by the act OF July 81, 1886, which
| is insuffic icient farthe needs OF the Office.
Pensions have been allowed to the fol.
| lowing Minnesotians: Frederick Sander,
Car, Olivia; Julia Stillson, Bigelow; Jo-
seph Turpin, Mendoza; George Hart, Lone.
| tree Lake; A. X. Kennedy, Faribault; c.
| L. Alexander, Lenora. Pensions increas.
edo. L. Dresser. New Albany; w. X.
| Young, Mankato; John knight, Litchticld
j. Lotter, Hokah G. D. Skinner, Blue
Earth City; A. McComber, Duluth; w. W..
| Manlore, Deer Greek; John A. Emmons,
Princeton; William Pulford Fillmore; A.
dy, Greenieafton; W. Dyon, Alden; Henry
| Simms, Winona. Pensions reissucd-
Frederick Butzin, St, Paul; Dennis Roony,
| Sherburne; w. L. Harris, New Auburn;
Benjamin Day, High Forrest; William
Shaver, Red Wing; Jerome Morse, Nor
riston.
! There were 492 births in Freeborn coun-
! ty and POI deaths in 1885. In Albert
| Lea there were 95 births and 43 deaths.
Mrs. r. w, Dennisop OF Perham, sister
| of Royal B. Stearns OF Wadena, came to
| Texas Falls to probate the will OF her late
| husband. Mrs. Dennison found that j. w.
Mason was present to contest the will,
representing several children OF Mr.. Denni-
| son by his first wife. It is generally under
stood that the contest is based on undue
| influence on the part OF Mrs. Dennison up
| on her husband. The contestants are
| amount involved is nearly hall q million.
Charles N. Rubie was having we'll bor
ed on his place in Austin and when at a
deptn OF llSH 1eeC SVruCk h StTOuS 'Siu VI
water. The result is an artesian well
which forces the water two feet above the
surface of the ground.
The Ohio Association Of st. Paul gave
it's first annual banquet at the Ryan ho.
| tel recently. 1t was q gala occasion, Tor
| the sons Of the Buckeye state and members,
with invited guests, responded to the num-
| Der OF sixty or more. In its every appoint
inent the affair was an unqualified sue.
! cess.
| In answer to e. Bean, Hastings, Attor-
ney General Clapp has given an opinion
| that woman can be appointed deputy
clerk OF the courts.
The marriage OF Miss Emma Simln ons,
daughter OF T.. X. Simmons OF Red Wing,
| to William G. Kriss OF Minneapolis, took
| place ON the 25th inst, in Christs church
| lEpiscopaD, Rev. c, H. Plummer of1ciat.
| ing.
President and Mrs. Diaz OF Mexico have
promised to be for time the guests OF
| Mme Patti -Nicoliri when they 60 To Eu-
rope couple OF years hence.